COOPER, Thomas II (d. 1659), of Southwark, Surr. and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Family and Education

m. (c.1650?) Grace, da. of Edward Price of Gunley, Forden, Mont., 4s. 2da. d. 21 Dec. 1659.PROB11/301/341.

Offices Held

Military: lt. (parlian.) reformado coy. army of 3rd earl of Essex, c.1644.SP16/510, f. 242. Capt.-lt. of ft. regt. of Edward Aldridge bef. Apr. 1645.Harl. 166, f. 174v; Wanklyn, New Model Army, i. 49. Capt. regt. of Walter Lloyd (later William Herbert), New Model army, May 1645–?Wanklyn, New Model Army, i. 59. Maj. of horse, parliamentary guard, July-Sept. 1648.CSP Dom. 1648–9, pp. 178–270. Col. of ft. army in Scotland, Aug. 1650-June 1659. Col. of ft. army in Ireland, Dec. 1655-July 1659. Gov. Ulster Dec. 1655-July 1659.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 477–8, 668–9; Wanklyn, New Model Army, ii. 79, 92, 231. Col. of horse, July 1659–d.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 125; Wanklyn, New Model Army, ii. 242.

Local: member, militia sub-cttee. Southwark May 1647-July 1649.Clarke Pprs. i. 154; A. and O. J.p. Surr. 2 Apr. 1649–?d.C231/6, p. 146; C193/13/3, f. 63v; C193/13/5, f. 104. Commr. assessment, 9 June 1657; militia, Mont., Denb., Flint, Caern., Merion., Anglesey 26 July 1659.A. and O.

Scottish: dep. Orkney, tender of union, 1652.Cromwellian Union ed. Terry, 164. Commr. assessment, Orkney and Shetland c.July 1653.Scotland and the Commonwealth, ed. Firth, 175.

Irish: commr. security of protector, Ireland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O. J.p. co. Antrim by Sept. 1657–?Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 670.

: of Southwark, Surr. and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

COOPER, Thomas II (d. 1659), of Southwark, Surr. and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Will

12 July 1659, pr. 1 Sept. 1660.PROB11/301/341.

Estates

purchased crown lands in Lincs., Yorks., Glos. and Flint. worth £302 p.a. (Sept. 1651, Feb. and Aug. 1652); acquired Gwersyllt Hall and other lands in Denbighshire (Sept. 1658); and granted, by debenture, 1,945 acres in Moyashell barony, Westmeath (1654, held by his wid. 1670).PROB11/301/341; Down Survey website. Purchased lands in Kinneil, Scotland, from George Monck*, c.1655.Scotland and the Protectorate, 320.

Oxford 1644

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